Jorge Wilstermann International Airport
Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (, ) is a high elevation international airport serving Cochabamba, the capital of the Cochabamba Department of Bolivia. The facility is named after Jorge Wilstermann, an early Bolivian commercial aviator. The airport used to be the main base of operations for Bolivia's former flag carrier Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano and currently serves as the main domestic hub for Boliviana de Aviación due to its geographical location at the center of Bolivia. History The airport was born with a single 2649 meter post office and a terminal on Guillermo Killman Avenue. In 1988, as an expansion plan, due to the fact that the old terminal was becoming more and more crowded and a longer runway was needed for more modern and larger aircraft, a new 3798 meter runway was created and put into operation in 1990, and a new air terminal was inaugurated years later in 1997, with the old terminal becoming a cargo terminal that currently houses a Boliviana de Aviacion ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Navegación Aérea Y Aeropuertos Bolivianos
Navegación Aérea y Aeropuertos Bolivianos (NAABOL) is a decentralized public entity of Bolivia, responsible for airport management and the administration of air navigation services in the country. It was created in November 2021 through Supreme Decree No. 4630, replacing the former entity, AASANA, with the aim of modernizing and improving airport and air navigation management in Bolivia. History Background On June 21, 1967, the Administración de Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares a la Navegación Aérea (AASANA) was founded through Supreme Decree No. 08019, to plan, build, and manage airports along with airspace control services. Congress later granted it legal status through Law 412, providing AASANA with legal personality and administrative and financial autonomy within the State. AASANA historically managed up to 42 public airports, including major international hubs such as El Alto International Airport, El Alto, Viru Viru International Airport, Viru Viru and Jorge Wils ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and List of largest cities in Spain, largest city is Madrid, and other major List of metropolitan areas in Spain, urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Transport In Bolivia
Transport in Bolivia is mostly by road. The railways were historically important in Bolivia, but now play a relatively small part in the country's transport system. Because of the country's geography, aviation is also important. Railways ''Total:'' 3,504 km (single track) ''Narrow gauge (metre gauge):'' * 3,504 km gauge; (2006) * The eastern and western networks are joined only via Argentina, due to ''slow progress'' on a direct link. ** The map on page 522 of the 1969/1970 edition of Jane's World Railways, JANE'S shows a link between Cuevos and Zudañez as being "under construction". Rail links with adjacent countries * Transport in Argentina, Argentina – yes – both countries * Transport in Brazil, Brazil – yes – gauge both countries * Transport in Chile, Chile – yes – gauge both countries; break of gauge where Chile is gauge * Transport in Peru, Peru – Shipping from railhead in Guaqui to railhead in Puno across Lake Titicaca, see Train ferry#Peru ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rurrenabaque Airport
Rurrenabaque Airport is an airport serving Rurrenabaque, a port city on the Beni River in the Beni Department of Bolivia. The airport is northeast of the city. Runway 14/32 was asphalted in 2010. Before, because of the grass runways, no flights could land or takeoff on a rainy day, and delays were usual in the rainy season (December - April). Rurrenbaque is at the base of Bolivia's Cordillera Real mountains, and there is mountainous terrain just south of the airport. The Rurrenabaque non-directional beacon (Ident: RBQ) is located on the field. Airlines and destinations See also *Transport in Bolivia *List of airports in Bolivia References External linksRurrenabaque Airportat OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap (abbreviated OSM) is a free, Open Database License, open geographic database, map database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration. Contributors collect data from surveying, surveys, trace from Ae ...Rurrenabaque Airportat OurAirpor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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EcoJet (airline)
Línea Aérea EcoJet S.A. (stylized as ecojet) is a Bolivian domestic airline headquartered in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. It started scheduled passenger operations on November 24, 2013, with two 93-seat Avro RJ85 aircraft. The airline linked its home city of Cochabamba, strategically located in the center of the country, with 9 major domestic destinations, reaching all the main centers of population. Ecojet is a private airline that competed with state-owned airline Boliviana de Aviación in the Bolivian domestic market. Its main hub is Jorge Wilstermann International Airport in the city of Cochabamba. History Ecojet was established on May 21, 2013, and started operations with an inaugural flight linking Cochabamba with Sucre using an Avro RJ85 The British Aerospace 146 (also BAe 146) is a short-haul and regional airliner that was manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace, later part of BAE Systems. Production ran from 1983 until 2001. Avro Internatio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Uyuni Airport
Uyuni Airport , also known as Joya Andina Airport, is an airport at extremely high elevation just northwest of Uyuni, in the southwestern Potosí Department of Bolivia. It is close to the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat. It was opened by the Bolivian president Evo Morales on July 11, 2011. Currently the airport is served by one airline: Boliviana de Aviacion which offers regular flights to and from La Paz and Cochabamba. Uyuni Airport features a long and wide paved runway, making it the airport with Bolivia's second longest runway. The Uyuni VOR-DME (Ident: UNI) is located on the field. Airlines and destinations See also * * *Transport in Bolivia *List of airports in Bolivia References External links Joya Andina Airportat OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap (abbreviated OSM) is a free, Open Database License, open geographic database, map database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration. Contributors collect data from su ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport
Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport is an airport serving the city of Trinidad, Bolivia. It is the main airport and gateway to the Bolivian section of the Amazon basin. The Trinidad VOR-DME (Ident: TRI) is located northwest of the field. The Trinidad non-directional beacon (Ident: TDD) is located on the field. Airlines and destinations Accidents and incidents *On 19 April 1968, Douglas VC-47D CP-734 of Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano crashed on take-off. *On 1 February 2008, Boeing 727 CP-2429 of Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano landed 4.2 km short of the runway due to fuel exhaustion. *On 6 September 2011, Aerocon Flight 238, operated by Swearingen SA.227BC Metroliner III CP-2548 crashed on approach, killing eight of the nine people on board. See also * Transport in Bolivia * List of airports in Bolivia References External linksTrinidad Airportat OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap (abbreviated OSM) is a free, Open Database License, open geographic database, map database upda ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport
Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport is an airport serving Tarija, the capital of the Tarija Department of Bolivia. The airport is in the southeastern section of the city, which is within a basin of the Cordillera Central mountain range. There is distant mountainous terrain in all quadrants. The Tarija non-directional beacon (Ident: TJA) and VOR-DME (Ident: TAR) are located on the field. The runway length includes a displaced threshold on Runway 31. Airlines and destinations See also * Transport in Bolivia * List of airports in Bolivia References External linksTarija Airportat OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap (abbreviated OSM) is a free, Open Database License, open geographic database, map database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration. Contributors collect data from surveying, surveys, trace from Ae ...Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airportat OurAirports *at FallingRain * * Airports in Tarija Department Tarija {{bolivia-airport- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of Yugoslavia Science and technology * Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. ** Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog, which assigns SAO catalogue entries * Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science (SAO RAS) * Session-At-Once, a recording mode for optical discs Transportation * Saco Transportation Center, a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S., station code SAO * Sahel Aviation Service, Mali, ICAO airline code SAO * Airports in Greater São Paulo, Brazil, IATA airport code SAO People * Ligi Sao (born 1992), a Samoan rugby league player * Ron Sao, Western Australian politician Other uses * Sao (moon), a satellite of Neptune * S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Juan Mendoza Airport
Juan Mendoza Airport () is an extremely high elevation airport serving the city of Oruro, the capital of the Oruro Department in Bolivia. The airport is in the eastern part of the city, which is in the altiplano of Bolivia. There is distant mountainous terrain east and west of the airport. The Oruro non-directional beacon (Ident: ORU) is located west of the field. The Oruro VOR-DME (Ident: ORU) is located off the displaced threshold of Runway 01. Airlines and destinations See also *Transport in Bolivia *List of airports in Bolivia This is a list of airports in Bolivia, grouped by type and sorted by location. Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. See also * Bolivian Air Force (''Fuerza Aérea Boliviana ... References External linksOpenStreetMap - Oruro [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |